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Brooklyn Facts

The 4th Largest “City” in AmericaWith over 2.6 million residents, Brooklyn is NYC’s largest and fastest growing borough.

Brooklyn Is Larger than Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC & Minneapolis Combined It has more African Americans than Atlanta, more people with college degrees than Boston, more people living in poverty than Detroit, and more wealthy people than Greenwich.

Brooklyn Ranks Third in the State in Income Inequality One in five Brooklyn households has a median income of over $100,000 per year—twice as many as a decade before—while one in five receives food stamp benefits.

Nearly 1 in 4 Brooklyn Residents Lives in PovertyBrooklyn ranks first in NYC in total number of children living in poverty. Five of the 10 poorest NYC census tracts are in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Has the Most Units of Public Housing in New York CityThere are 100 NYCHA developments with 58,669 apartments in Brooklyn. Brownsville has the highest concentration of public housing in the nation.

Over 30% of Renters Spend More than Half of Their Income on Rent In 2011, 3,319 Brooklyn families entered NYC homeless shelters.

Over 1/3 of Residents were Born in another CountryNearly 50% of all households speak a language other than English at home.

1 in 5 Residents over 25 Does Not Have a High School Diploma30% of residents over 25 have a bachelors degree or higher.

3,000 Brooklyn Residents a Year Are Admitted to Prison at a Projected Cost of over $300 Million

2.6 Million Residents, 70 Neighborhoods ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The 4th Largest “City” in AmericaWith over 2.6 million residents, Brooklyn is NYC’s largest and fastest growing borough.

Brooklyn Is Larger than Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC & Minneapolis Combined It has more African Americans than Atlanta, more people with college degrees than Boston, more people living in poverty than Detroit, and more wealthy people than Greenwich." data-share-imageurl="">